Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 584 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
2. 2.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
30. 30.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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